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Under Capricorn."
Although not one of Hitch- cock's best pictures, "Under Capricorn" has nevertheless that little something that makes it fairly enjoyable flm fore. 1831 is set in Australia In when the growing British colony was being built up mainly
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vict, his wife, and a wild young A film that carries a tremendous punch and is an excellent lesson in American politics and human character is opening at the Roxy and Broadway tomorrow. It is the triple Oscor award winner for 1949, "All The King's Mon." film had its Gala Premiere on Wednesday, with the Governor and Lady Grantham attending, and the audience who saw America's No. 1 picture came away well satisfied;, it is an ex- cellent show.
a rather weak-willed lass. There The is jealousy tween the men (Hus- band Joseph Cotten and Also Itan Michael Wilding), and their affairs are further complicated by a housekeeper's passionate de- votion to Cotton and insane hatred of the other two.
Suspense film now
at King's
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"Pitfall," co-starring Dick Powell and Lizabeth Scott, and featuring Jane Wyatt, is now at the King's Theatre. Adapt- ed from the novel, "The Pit- fall," by Jay Dratler, the film scores as a suspense dramo with a full measure of romance.
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Dick Powell is cast in the role of John Forbes, an average young American in his thirties who carns his living as claim adjustor for large insurance company. On every day that his prosaic day- by-day existence of working at the ofce and coming home each night at the same time to his wife (Jane Wyatt) and little Son (Jimmy Hunt) starts
rls getting on his nerves, he meets up with a new case that changes his life completely.
This new case involves sultry Mona Stevens, played by Lizabeth Scott, who is involved with an embezzler now in jail by the name of Smiley (Byron Barr). As Special Investigator, Dick meets Mona and is so strongly drawn toward her that he loses all sense of discretion.
A detective called MacDonald, by Raymond Burr, who is played Dick unmercifully and succeeds deeply in
in love with Mono, hounds in creating a situation that leads
more
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Mr. Hitchcock, in handling the will probably be bewildered by he is a man of the people striving Britons who see the picture} His appeal to the people is that plot, has been able to extract a fair amount
the way politicians rise to power to do something for the people. of suspense
from such tangled human relationships in the United States. The Ameri- He promises to build schools, hos- to tragedy when Smiley gets out can process is something so en-pitals, highways and he builds of jail. The story ends with Disk before he steers the ship buck again into shallow
tirely unscrupulous and dirty to them. They stand monuments and
safe make such men as Lord Woolton to the corruption with which he
than happy to go back to waters.
the life that and Mr. Herbert Morrison look surrounds himself.
once
seemed The con-m Miss Bergman,
humdrum. on the whole, like vicar's wives compared with stituents he cannot impress with turns in a fine acting job, al- their opposite numbers across the show of good works he buys of
In every picture, since he gave though it cannot be compared Atlantic.
breaks. Justice is a joke heup musicals for straight drama, with her portrayal of Joan of
Dick Powell has proved he is n The pursuit of power at any owns the police. Honest people Are. Josephi Colten is good as her price is a passion which can drive are drawn into his dishonesty and ane actor, and in "Pittal!" husband, while Michael Wilding and
consumo others besides morally destroyed through con- turns in another one performance. disappoints a bit as the third American politicians. The fos- tact with him.
Lizabeth Scott is also to be point of the triangle.
cination of this story of the rise It might be argued but not commended in the role of the and fall of a minor dictator lies convincingly--that the film shows bewildered girl torn between her in the fact that it runs parallel to how a good man deteriorates un- new-found love and EXCELLENT DRAMA the stories of the major dictators der the corrupting influence of man who stole for her sake.
love and loyalty to the who, too, achieved and held do- power. Our opinion of Willie Dick's wife, Jane Wyatt, always minancy through trickery, in- Stark is voiced by the man who a charming actress, also merils timidation, blackmail and blood-tells him coldly: "You could al- her share of kudos. shed.
ways use words. The words àre Willie Stark (Broderick Craw-still good, but you're not-I don't ford) is a rough, hefty, smelitown believe you ever were." character who denounces the local "All The King's Men" is one authorities as corrupt, and is thus of the best Hollywood attempts established as an honest man. to fuse studio and documentary He is asked by a group of big- styles, and the life story of Stark time politicians, playing a game is told in choppy and dramatle
DUE AT KING'S "The Window," an excellent melodrama that has enough meat on it to keep the inost thrill- seeking movie audience salisiled, is due to start at the King's Theatre next week.
As
Raymond Burr, as the detective, makes his role stand out forcefully. In supporting roles are such fine players as Byron Barr, John Litel, Ann Doron and Selmer Jackson,
Film News starts third year
An RKD-Radio picture, the film stars young Bobby Driscoll (of Walt Disney fame), who turns in a performance that is remarkable of their own, to run for Governor, incidents, abounding in realism. With a charming simplicity that He discovers they are merely Mr. Robert Rossen's direction puts many so-called Hollywood using him to spilt the "hick" vote is very fine and free from affec- veterans to shame, Bobby carries that they never intended him tation, and Broderick Crawford's "the" pleture along at a fast clip.to win the election. He does, in performance superb. He has ad- With next month's issue- His acting definitely deserves re-fact, lose it but has found out mirable support from Mr. John which will be on sale on Mon- cognition.
enough about how a dirty game, Ireland as the young reporter who day-the "Hong Kong Film "The Window" is excellent film is played to enter politics on his tells the bitter story, Miss Mer- and Theatre News" starts its fare a human drama packed, own account and win the next cedes McCambridge as a calculat- third year of publication.
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